The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-26
Too Many People Coming to tho unitsd

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It does not require a very keen dis.
cerner OF the sigma Of the times to per.
ceive that there Is rising sentiment
all over this country against the immense
and indiscriminate immigration now pour.
Ing in like lot OF driitwood on our
shores. OF late "a many as 10000 in one
day have been landed In New York. The
statistics gathered q. Castle Garden show
that q vast number Of these arrivals come
under one Of three Acknowledgements,
criminals or political adventurous. Far
too many Of them will prove positive
dstriment to the country and be charge
in one way and another on its resources.
They arc the stuff out Of which red ragged
and red mopstsred socialists and Com
munists are made. j
Their coming here is drawback to the
well doing and well mentioned foreign.
ers already absorbed into our body polite.
So far as they labor at all they add to the
already surplus labor on hand. They
come upon an overcrowded labor market.
So far as they become dead beata,
agitatora and incendiaries they are still
more hurtful to the interests Of all coed
citizens, native and adopted.
The Philadelphia Telegraph states the
facts with accuracy when it sayn:
A large percentage OF tho foreignera to
whom We give welcome are unworthy OF
It; they are idle, vicious socialists, pests,
and incendiafies paupers mixed
with jaslbirds fleeing from Justice and aid.
I'd to escape. We are receiving the Off
scourlngs Of the world.
The New York Times takes substantial.
lily the same view Of the situation when 1t
SAYS that the absorption OF this vast body of
aliens and their transformation into LOYAL,
!aw.abiding, and useful American citizens,
ID problem Of no small proportions, and
rquirea the exercise OF the highest states-
manship.
The New York Commercial Advertiser
comments on the subject in the same
vein and adds:
The figures are startling sc All
the indications show that the year 1887
will witness the largest immigration to
America on record. Unfortunately, there
Is too much reaBon to believe that O large
portion OF this mass Of immigrants will be
undesirable. II Ia evident that some mod
liEcstion Of our laws on this subject has
now become necessary. 90.
The 81. Louis Globe. Democrat eudorees
these comments and Gays: 81,
The time is approaching when the cue.
cesslul party will be- the one that shall
take firm stand in favor Of the right OF
Americana to govern America. Our tx
periencs has shown plainly that socialists
and anarchists are positive peril.
A New York politician, whose name ia
not given, ia quoted by the Chicago Times
as making the following remarks on this
subject:
There Is another new party forming in
the background. 1t is not holding any
public meetings, passing any resolutions,
but is doing come mighty fiue work in q
very quiet way. 1t will be heard from in
due time. When it begins 10 speak ont
and act, Democrats and Republicans and
labor men will have lated. The American
movement ia gathe,irgstrength with mar
veloua rapidity in favor OF restricting for.
eign inmigratiou-in other words, to ca.
tablleh a guarantee against the mental,
moral and social diseases OF foreign coun-
tries, In order to rid themselves oil anarch.
ISIS, socialista, paupers, mendicants, and
lunatics, You may call 1t a .know-noth-
ing movement, or anything else You like.
Tbs Chicago Times closes an editorial on
the subject written of the above exsracts
by saying truly that
Tho movement Of pnblic opinion sgaipet
offensive ioIeignism is not limited to citi-
zsns by birth. II includes sli OF the
worthy and respectable citizsna by adop-
ton that there are in the republic. So